SynthesisInternational journal of obesity (2005)2012
Where are family theories in family-based obesity treatment?: conceptualizing the study of families in pediatric weight management.
Synthesis in International journal of obesity (2005), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 6 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 55 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Implementing Prevention Plus for Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Food Secure and Insecure Families
A Community-based, Family Navigator Intervention to Improve Cardiometabolic Health of Medicaid-insured Youth Identified Through an Antipsychotic Medication Preauthorization Program
Increased Monitoring of Physical Activity and Calories With Technology
ADAPT+: Optimizing an Intervention to Promote Healthy Behaviors in Rural, Latino Youth With Obesity and Their Parents, Using Mindfulness Strategies
Eating Better Together: A Pilot Study
Promote Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors for Adolescents With Mental Health Conditions
Who cites it
55 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic review of pediatric obesity and family communication through the lens of addiction literature.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2014Pooled it
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- Feasibility and Efficacy of the "FUNPALs Playgroup" Intervention to Improve Toddler Dietary and Activity Behaviors: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Proximal and Distal Factors Associated With Obesity in Childhood: An Exploratory Structural Equation Model.Obesity science & practice · 2026Article
- Adapting a culturally grounded diabetes prevention program for Latino families in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area - A mixed methods approach.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Unravelling the Ties: How Attachment Styles and Emotion Regulation Fuel Emotional Eating in Youth With Obesity-A Clinical Sample Study.Pediatric obesity · 2026Article
- Childhood Adversity and Cardiovascular Disease; Current Knowledge and Future Directions.Current cardiology reports · 2025Review
- Beyond the Physical: Weight Stigma and the Bariatric Patient Journey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Tracking the Prevalence of Obesity in Portuguese School-Aged Children: What Future to Expect?Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Family systems approaches in pediatric obesity management: a scoping review.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Rethinking family-based obesity treatment.Clinical obesity · 2023Review
- The Effects of a Multisector, Multilevel Intervention on Child Dietary Intake: California Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Study.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Randomized control trial of a childhood obesity prevention family-based program: "Abriendo Caminos" and effects on BMI.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- The role of the family in health promotion: a scoping review of models and mechanisms.Health promotion international · 2022Article
- Individual and family characteristics associated with health indicators at entry into multidisciplinary pediatric weight management: findings from the CANadian Pediatric Weight management Registry (CANPWR).International journal of obesity (2005) · 2022Article
- Implementing family-based behavioral treatment in the pediatric primary care setting: Design of the PLAN study.Contemporary clinical trials · 2021Article
- Telehealth Diabetes Prevention Intervention for the Next Generation of African American Youth: Protocol for a Pilot Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Design and rationale for ADAPT+: Optimizing an intervention to promote healthy behaviors in rural, Latino youth with obesity and their parents, using mindfulness strategies.Contemporary clinical trials · 2021Article
- Promoting Healthy Eating and Regular Physical Activity in Low-Income Families Through Family-Centered Programs: Implications for Practice.The journal of primary prevention · 2020Article
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Abstract
Family-based approaches to pediatric obesity treatment are considered the 'gold-standard,' and are recommended for facilitating behavior change to improve child weight status and health. If family-based approaches are to be truly rooted in the family, clinicians and researchers must consider family process and function in designing effective interventions. To bring a better understanding of family complexities to family-based treatment, two relevant reviews were conducted and are presented: (1) a review of prominent and established theories of the family that may provide a more comprehensive and in-depth approach for addressing pediatric obesity; and (2) a systematic review of the literature to identify the use of prominent family theories in pediatric obesity research, which found little use of theories in intervention studies. Overlapping concepts across theories include: families are a system, with interdependence of units; the idea that families are goal-directed and seek balance; and the physical and social environment imposes demands on families. Family-focused theories provide valuable insight into the complexities of families. Increased use of these theories in both research and practice may identify key leverage points in family process and function to prevent the development of or more effectively treat obesity. The field of family studies provides an innovative approach to the difficult problem of pediatric obesity, building on the long-established approach of family-based treatment.
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